Snowshower. And that could prevent the roads from totally drying out. You see more snowshowers back to the west. Burt t the ones that are in the area now look like the most significant ones. Its 32 in reading and thats the only place outside of the mountains thats above freezing. When the temperature goes down well be seeing icy spots devel develop. Were going to be feeling the effects of winter. 11 00 tonight, feeling like Single Digits in much of the area and then its going to get colder after that. More on how cold its going to get. When it might warm up. And about a snowstorm next week that will be more significant than todays. Randy gyllenhaal went county by county today to find out how people are readjusting to winter. 20 minutes of nonstop news continuewi contin continues. A lawsuit says a Philadelphia Hotel help sex traffickers enslave a 14yearold girl and it took place for years. The girl described men waiting if sex, lining the walls of that motel. Sounds horrible. Reporter y
We have flakes out there you can see. Its playing out exactly like first alert chief meteorologist glenn hurricane schwartz said it would. Some snow followed by bitter cold. We have some pretty good snowshowers or even snow squalls coming into philadelphia. This is the link, all right, the turbines are going you know whats supposed to be back there . The city skyline of philadelphia. Its gone. No, the buildings did not disappear, theres snow falling between the stadium and center city and thats whats reducing the visibility. You can see that, right here theres another heavy snowshower back to the south. But right over here. Now, you can see south phillys right here. Theres center city. And thats the heavy shower. Snow squall coming through. Lower marions about to get it. Were about to get hit here at the station. North philly is in the middle of it right now. Thats pretty heavy snowshower. And you saw the results of that. Theyre moving through fast, though. Right over abington, the sun
Reading and we take a live look on sky6 from pagoda in reading you see kind of what looks like a haze, that is that snow squall moving through. You can still see the snow on the rooftops there where they did pick up close to four or so inches around the reading area. The evening concerns are these snow squalls. Theyre sudden bursts of snow that drop visibility to almost zero so it is going to wreak some havoc in spots during the evening rush hour. They bring a quick coating to a half inch and then once the sun sets, everything is going to freeze up fast here tonight with those temperatures plummeting. Brian, when i come back well talk about one of the coldest weekends of winter season setting up for saturday and sunday. All right, adam, thank you. Lets switch live to Jeanette Reyes live in allentown one of the areas dealing with those squalls right now. You make it look good but youre thrilled to be there, i know, jeanette. Reporter im just so excited i can barely hold it in. Brian, so
Chester county of west cthese through and as they pull through definitely if youre on the roads, you have to take a minute to stop as you can see it is nowut to engulf center city itself and these also continue into parts of southern new jersey as well. Whats going to happen for this evening for that rush there . Hit or miss with these snow squalls but they bring very poor and visibility. A quick cf inch. Right now its melting on the roads but as we get closer to sunset and just after those temperatures are going to drop below freezing. In fact by 8 30 were 28 philadelphia 23 in allentown, at freezing in millville. Everything is going to freeze up once that s sets and squalls, pastnset hourould start to accumulate on the roads. Well talk about a very cold week storm threat for next we all right adam thank you. The well, the Lehigh Valley was one of the hardest hit places by todays system. Jeanette reyes continues our Team Coverage from allentown tonight. Jeanette good evening. Reporter
Expanded version of this and notice theres more back where it came from. Back towards western pennsylvania, continuing to push east. So well be dealing with snow squalls at least through the evening. Temperatures are going to be dropping your visibility at times could be reduced. You can see allentown at a mile and three quarters because of a snow squall pushing through really reducing that visibility here we have some of those pennsylvania snowfall totals. Thats where we had highest amounts. You can see in wayne, Delaware County, 4. 2. Chesterbrook 3. 7. Areas in delaware and into new jersey saw from one to 3inches. Pennsylvania from three to even 5inches of snowfall. Snow squalls for tonight and refreeze possible and guess what . Weve got more snow on tuesday. The forecast is coming up. Guys. I want to hear about that guess what on tuesday monica. Weather youre headed to the st. Patricks day parade this weekend or up to the poconos do a little skiing, take the Weather Authority with